Oh, here we go again. Here’s what to look forward to this year, same as last year. (1) UNC faces budget cuts. (2) UNC says it cannot cut anything else; it will have to come from the academic core, essential classes, it’s gruesome! (3) The press and the legislators react in horror ? how have we let it come to this? (4) No investigation of the UNC budget will take place; it is taken as gospel truth that UNC has nothing left but academic-core essentials. (5) The UNC budget will increase. (6) Completely disregarding (5), knowing that perception can become the perceived reality with enough repetition, all UNC mouthpieces will continue to complain that they cannot withstand another budget cut like this year’s.